Mwatia Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Mwatia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
Mwatia Demographics
Mwatia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwatia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwatia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwatia occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwatia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwatia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwatia is the 1,290,735th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya Mwatia is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Kwale County, where 3 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside.
Mwatia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwatia last name is principally Christian (85%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwatija | 92 | 374 | / |
| Mwatiha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwathia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbatia | 83 | 5,481 | / |
| Mwatya | 83 | 50 | / |
| Muatia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mwotia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwatio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwetia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muattia | 77 | 106 | / |
| Mwethia | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mbatiah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbaitia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwatyei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbathia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Muadtia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbhatia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muatiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwetiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhatiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweithia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muataiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Vattia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muetia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mbotia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwetio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwotio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbatio | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwatia
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